Civil liberties score fh in Sudan
Sudan: Civil liberties score fh was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties score fh in Sudan, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5 for civil liberties score fh in 2025.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score fh in Sudan peaked at 15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2011.
That places Sudan 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Civil liberties score fh in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | — |
| 2004 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties score fh in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +150.0% | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | +50.0% | 10 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 5 compare
- 190 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 193 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 193 South Sudan 4 compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score fh in Sudan?
- Civil liberties score fh in Sudan was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score fh recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score fh recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for civil liberties score fh?
- Sudan ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score fh rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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